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States of Mind

Analysis of Change in Psychotherapy

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  • © 1979

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Authors:
  1. Mardi J. Horowitz

    1. University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

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Part of the book series: Critical Issues in Psychiatry (CIPS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction Plan for Configurational Analysis: Summary of Illustration Case

    1. Introduction Plan for Configurational Analysis: Summary of Illustration Case

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      Pages 1-19

  3. The Definition of Problems

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Description of Problems

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      Pages 23-29

    3. States and State Cycles

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      Pages 30-47

    4. Self-Images and Relationship Models

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      Pages 48-75

    5. Ideas, Emotions, and Controls

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      Pages 76-94

  4. Processes of Change

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 95-96
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    2. Modification of the Transition between States

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      Pages 97-102

    3. Development of Self-images and Role Relationships

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      Pages 103-122

    4. Working Through Ideas, Feelings, and Modifying Controls

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      Pages 123-151

  5. Description of Outcome

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 153-154
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    2. Alteration in the Frequency and Quality of States

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      Pages 155-158

    3. Modification of Self-Images and Role Relationships

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      Pages 159-165

    4. Change in Ideational Constellations and Information-Processing Style

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      Pages 166-171

  6. Applications of Configurational Analysis

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173
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    2. Use of Configurational Analysis in Teaching

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      Pages 175-195

    3. Research Applications

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      Pages 196-208

    4. Applications during Treatment

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      Pages 209-219

  7. Appendix Transcript Illustrations

    1. Appendix Transcript Illustrations

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      Pages 221-269
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About this book

Some will wonder why this book, with its specific focus on the pro­ cess of change in psychotherapy, was chosen for inclusion in "Crit­ ical Issues in Psychiatry: A Series for Residents and Clinicians" as our books are generally devoted to a broad topical survey of some im­ portant clinical area in the practice of psychiatry or a related mental health discipline. The answer will become rapidly apparent to the reader, for Dr. Horowitz has developed an exciting, creative, and practical method whereby any psychotherapist can understand, monitor, conceptualize, and evaluate the process of change in psychotherapy. His method of "configurational analysis" utilizes direct clinical observations of emotional states, role relationships, and information processing to systematically, in a step-by-step fashion, organize and describe clinical data. It can be employed at any point in the therapeutic transaction, from the time of initial presentation to the time of termina­ tion or follow-up. This method of organizing information about a person, his problems and resources, and the nature of the psychotherapeutic transaction provides the therapist with a powerful tool with which to both understand and communicate how and why change occurs, or does not occur, in psychotherapy. It can be applied all the way from the description of large-scale patterns to the microanalytic dissection and understanding of a small segment of a therapy session.

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of California School of Medicine, San Francisco, USA

    Mardi J. Horowitz

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: States of Mind

  • Book Subtitle: Analysis of Change in Psychotherapy

  • Authors: Mardi J. Horowitz

  • Series Title: Critical Issues in Psychiatry

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2889-6

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Mardi J. Horowitz, M.D. 1979

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4613-2891-9Published: 12 December 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4613-2889-6Published: 06 December 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVIII, 282

  • Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Counseling

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